Red Stone

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Red Stone (红石阁下) 256
Alias(es)	“Senior Red Stone”; “Big Shot Red Stone” 256 304
Species/Race	Crystal Lifeform; Empress of her race 256 389
Gender	Female; uses a feminine synthesized voice and humanoid avatar 256 389
Affiliation	Dangerous Technology Administration / Human Alliance 256 304
Occupation/Role	Level III Investigator; investigator-starship pilot and field operative 256 452
Status	Active 586
First Appearance	Chapter 137 137

Background / History

Red Stone is a Crystal Lifeform whose true body is a massive blood-colored crystal. Although she commonly communicates through a synthesized female voice, she can project a humanoid female image for the convenience of the Human Alliance’s predominantly humanoid population. Wang Jing identifies her as the empress of her people. 256 389

As a Level III Investigator, she had already built a reputation among senior Bureau personnel before meeting Chen Fan. She first noticed Chen through his controversial forum post, then later contacted him directly after seeing his request for help concerning a dispute between two Level 7 Civilizations. 137 256

Her attention to Chen intensified after his unusually rapid Investigator Authority promotions. By reviewing EL001 Star Gate traffic records, she identified that the gate had selectively reduced available channels despite unchanged overall traffic—evidence she interpreted as preparation for a possible war. 257

Appearance

Red Stone’s physical body is a translucent, blood-red crystal several people tall, with brilliant flowing light moving across its surface. Her emotional state is often visible through the speed and intensity of these red light patterns. 389 586

• Her true form resembles an enormous red gemstone rather than a humanoid organism. 256 389
• Her projected avatar is a crystal-bodied woman wearing a blood-colored robe. 389
• The avatar is described as having a noble, imperial bearing. 389
• Her customized starship is also blood-red and gem-like in appearance. 349 381 383

Personality

Red Stone is analytical, observant, and notably attentive to procedural safety. She warns Chen Fan against operating a starship without displaying its main control interface, slows the team’s descent into the Hatchery Tower when he senses danger, and immediately alerts the Academy of Sciences when evidence suggests a connection between the Hina Loke Place of Prayer and the Giant Scorpion Hatchery Tower. 304 453 456

Despite her seniority, she reacts candidly to unexpected situations. Chen Fan’s claim to have uncovered three dangerous technologies during a single infiltration leaves her stunned, while the Hina Loke Civilization’s immediate submission to Chen shocks her because she has never encountered such a first-contact situation. 304 406

She is consistently concerned for Chen Fan’s welfare. She monitors him during the prayer ritual, reacts immediately when he collapses from exhaustion, and rushes to him when his consciousness link disconnects within the Hatchery Tower’s Information Disturbance circuit. 418 419 458

Abilities & Skills

Level III Investigator Expertise

Red Stone is an experienced Dangerous Technology Administration Investigator with broad knowledge of interstellar technology, Bureau procedure, and dangerous-technology cases.

• Identified abnormal Star Gate behavior by comparing traffic efficiency, waiting time, and ship volume. 257
• Recognized that civilizations capable of extracting and using Dark Matter should not need conventional energy replenishment methods. 350
• Understands the rarity and strategic importance of Vacuum Zero-Point Energy extraction. 468
• Has encountered roughly ten dangerous technologies over her investigative career. 304

Technical and Tactical Analysis

Red Stone contributes calculations and deductions during active investigations and combat.

• Determined that the Giant Scorpion’s apparent time-stop effect could not be genuine Time Technology because Space Rifts continued to decay. 464
• Proposed that controlled Information Disturbance might be a required environmental factor for Giant Scorpion larvae to hatch. 454
• Identified the abnormal rate of energy-density loss around a light sphere during the Hina Loke Home Star operation. 429
• Recognized the potential significance of deliberately relocated black holes in the Central Great Void. 355

Starship Operation

Red Stone is a capable pilot and combat operator, frequently handling the Investigator Starship’s flight, evasive maneuvers, and weapons systems.

• Joined Chen Fan’s fleet against Purification using her customized starship. 349
• Piloted the Investigator Starship through the Starry Sky Giant Scorpion Hatchery Tower. 452 453
• Evaded Giant Scorpion attacks while Chen Fan investigated the Information Barrier directly. 467
• Operated the core deployment of a star-scale defensive net during the Scorpion Swarm attack. 480

Crystal Lifeform Physiology

Red Stone’s non-carbon-based nature affects her perspective and reactions, though it does not make her immune to all hazards.

• Her values differ from those of Carbon-Based Lifeforms, including her response to scenes that other crew members find disturbing. 304 495
• She is less instinctively disturbed by the Hatchery Tower’s insect-nest environment than Chen Fan and the others. 452
• Extended exposure to concentrated Information Disturbance still leaves her physically weakened. 460

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Customized Investigator Starship — A blood-red, crystal-shaped starship used for inter-universe travel, combat, and emergency intervention. 349 381 383
• Mechanical Exoskeleton Armor — Used while entering hazardous environments such as the Hatchery Tower and its Light Stone circuit. 452 458
• Intelligent Terminal and holographic interfaces — Used to communicate, access starship systems, and coordinate emergency reports. 418 456

Relationships

• Chen Fan — Junior colleague, ally, and later publicly acknowledged friend. Red Stone provides investigative guidance, joins his operations, and repeatedly protects him during high-risk incidents. 256 304 381 458
• Wang Jing — Research collaborator. They exchange findings on Light Stones, Information Disturbance, and the Hina Loke investigation; Wang Jing also reminds Red Stone to complete a physical examination. 351 410 456
• Isa — Teammate during the Hina Loke and Hatchery Tower operations. Isa is fascinated by Red Stone’s crystal body and helps support her when Information Disturbance weakens her. 389 460
• Gao Yuan — Fellow member of Chen Fan’s field team; Red Stone includes him in operational discussions and safety coordination. 455 573
• Ophelia — Initially a subject of Red Stone’s suspicion during the Hina Loke prophecy investigation; they later cooperate against threats connected to the Star God, Light Stones, and the Hina Loke Home Star. 410 419 456
• Song Ziliang — Bureau contact who relies on Red Stone during the Node Universe emergency and investigator-transfer operations. 304 382

Story Role / Major Arcs

Forum Contact and Bulei Galaxy Investigation

• Red Stone first responds to Chen Fan’s controversial forum post before his account is banned. 137
• She later contacts him regarding his request for advice, shares intelligence concerning Varrela relics, and discusses dangerous technology with him. 256
• Her analysis of EL001 Star Gate traffic helps reveal that the Human Alliance may be preparing for an inter-civilization conflict. 257
• When assigned to an inter-universe investigator transfer, she accepts Chen Fan’s request to remain in the Star Gate Universe as an “Unexpected Force” rather than risk exposing his Bulei Galaxy infiltration. 304

Purification Conflict

• Red Stone joins Chen Fan’s force against Purification, bringing the combat capability of her customized starship. 349
• She supports the fleet’s investigation of the Central Great Void anomaly and considers the possibility that black holes were deliberately repositioned. 355
• Her familiarity with Zero Ancestor makes her especially surprised by Zero’s willingness to participate actively in the war. 357

Node Universe Emergency

• During the chaos in Star Radiance City, Red Stone introduces herself to Council Speaker Meng Zhixin as Chen Fan’s friend and uses her starship to forcibly restore order. 381
• She remains in the Node Universe after the initial support mission because her own Cosmic Bubble is comparatively less affected by the dangerous technology’s spread. 382
• She locates the TE1571 Research Ship, Chen Fan, and Wang Jing when normal communications fail. 382
• Her arrival later provides Chen Fan’s stranded group with a crystal-shaped starship visible above Star Radiance Forest. 383

Hina Loke Investigation

• Red Stone accompanies Chen Fan to Hina Loke Star and is bewildered when the civilization’s Mechanical Armors kneel before him as their prophesied Emissary. 405 406
• She helps investigate the Hina Loke prophecy, missing database records, the Ghost Fleet, and the supposed Star God. 409 410
• She advises caution when Chen Fan considers attempting direct communication with the Star God through a High-Dimensional Channel. 412
• During the prayer ritual, she witnesses the shifting starlight phantom and takes action when Chen Fan remains unconscious afterward. 418
• She questions Ophelia about the civilization’s Mechanical barrier and learns it was built to prevent invasions from other domains while broadcasting tachyon signals. 419

Light Stone and Hatchery Tower Operations

• Red Stone preserves the shattered Light Stone fragments from the interrupted prayer ritual, enabling Chen Fan’s later discovery of their Information Disturbance properties. 423
• She recognizes the danger when the Light Stone arrangement in the Place of Prayer is found to resemble the Giant Scorpion Hatchery Tower’s circuit. 456
• She accompanies Chen Fan into the Hatchery Tower, where they discover increasingly powerful insect eggs and the possibility of larvae capable of dimensional control. 453 454
• When Chen Fan loses consciousness within the disturbance circuit, Red Stone runs to his position and attempts to restore contact. 458
• She supports the plan to block the Hatchery Tower’s Dark Matter pathways, starving the eggs of the energy needed for continued growth. 460
• She later helps operate the defense against the Scorpion Swarm and remains beside Chen Fan after the destruction of the Hina Loke Home Star. 480 479

Trivia

• Red Stone projects a humanoid avatar because humanoid species make up a large proportion of the Human Alliance. 389
• Her body’s flowing red light acts as an obvious emotional indicator, even when her crystal form appears otherwise expressionless. 586
• She considers a set of neutron-star-material sculptures—each nearly one kilometer in diameter and carved in her likeness—to be “customized gems.” 455
• Chen Fan privately compares cutting gemstones apart, from Red Stone’s perspective, to the horror of dismembering a human body. 495